Track Listing

1. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
2. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Story of the Kalandar Prince
3. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
4. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: Festival at Bagdad - The Sea - The Ship Goes to Pieces on a Rock Surmounted by a
5. Russian Easter Festival Overture (Svetlïy pazdnik), for orchestra, Op. 36
6. Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8113 in Music
• Released on: 1995-10-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

Good Rimsky-Korsakov for a Little Price
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is one of my favorite composers and this features his greatest orchestral works. "Scheherazade" is beautifully performed but the jewel of this CD is "Capriccio Espagnol". Unlike other recordings of Capriccio Espagnol, this one is not segmented and is also a great performance of another Rimsky-Korsakov masterpiece. I know what you are asking, "If is so good, why is it so cheap?" They are older 60's to 80's recordings in the Seraphim series but if you search, some have performances by Karajan.

Cheap? Only in price
First - how can one go wrong buying this cd at this price? The answer is - one cannot go wrong buying this cd at this price. Not even at three times this price. It's a lush recording and is every bit as good as anything recorded yesterday in a state of the art studio. At least some people have never heard of Rimsky-Korsakov. This is a cheap way to be introduced nicely. Others have these pieces by three or four different orchestras. Add this one - you'll be glad you did if for no other reason than when it arrives you'll listen once again to music you've put away for some time.

It's truly wonderful.

A great value
This is worth buying simply to hear the LPO and Litton performing "Scheherazade." These Seraphim recordings are dated and not the best quality, but Litton knows the real power of Scheherazade is in the dynamics, and he exploits this point to its full advantage. The result is an extremely textured sound dripping with poignancy and grace. One of my favorites.